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Youtube is testing the notes features with select group.
YouTube wants your help to identify issues or change in tone with videos and that’s where notes will provide the accurate details for others.
YouTube has a humongous library of video content that is available for free as long as you are happy seeing the ads. But having this amount of content leaves them vulnerable to misinformation which needs proper mechanism to not only check but correct as well.
YouTube finally realises the need to fact-check videos and its first step counter the issue is going to be through helpful notes. The platform is testing the feature with select viewers which provides the users with relevant timely and easy-to-understand context in the videos.
We have seen Elon Musk-owned X offer community notes to decode fake information and let people share their data with the help of source websites. YouTube is going one step further with its fact-checking notes by letting creators add timestamps, website links for the right information which is available when they tap the note sheet on any video.
The platform is taking the tests gradually to a larger audience, and for now, it will be limited to viewers in the US who will see the notes sheet appearing in the coming weeks and months.
YouTube aspires to take the fact-checking notes global but it will only do that after careful feedback from its testing group. The notes will make sure to check with these users if the details were helpful, somewhat helpful or unhelpful which is like grading the quality of the assessor. The platform will ensure that only the legit and consistent notes are visible to the public, to avoid any major embarrassment.
The select people can start adding a note under the videos they are watching. They can write the note and send it for review and rating by other users. The published notes will be anonymous to prevent the person’s channel name from being displayed but you will be notified if your note gets published below the video.
We’re hoping YouTube does a complete run through of the notes program before it decides to bring it globally in the near future.
